By NNN-SABA
Sana’a : Yemen plans to launch a programme of $13.7 billion investments in areas of agriculture and tourism during 2008-2010, the London-based alhayat daily reported on Tuesday.
The newspaper quoted sources at the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation as saying that the government would undertake about 43% of the total programme’s sum and about 37% was provided from the Gulf states and donors.
The government also unveiled plans to restrict the population growth and plans to foster the conditions of women, reduce the illiteracy rates as well as encouraging girls to join schools and the private sector to develop schools in the country.
Furthermore the government has vowed to give ultimate priority for establishing good governance in the sectors of judiciary, financial administration, civil service and security.